ColinWB

No tint, it's a clear visor with a Pinlock fitted, which it came with.

I looked at my visor last night after seeing this thread and it has "daylight use only" moulded on it near the left side pivot, ironically it is just about invisible! So I put my helmet on after dark last night and looked up and down my street and I could see clearly with the visor down. It makes me wonder why it has "daylight use only" on it and if I'll need another visor to ride at night?

Anyone going to try it and report back?

I bought a can of the Nikwax Visor Proof spray and used it today for the first time. There was a very fine drizzle under the overcast for a few miles today, hardly noticeable except on the visor, which stayed very clear though some tiny beads formed which disappeared rapidly.

So that's what you look like underneath your spaceman outfit

It was dry all day here, if a bit overcast, so I got the bike out and rode to Dunure Harbour for brunch around 1130 at the Harbourside Coffee and Kitchen. Highly recommended if you're out on a ride nearby. The ride down was from the overcast into sunshine, so it was the right decision to head south . Just before turning down the hill to Dunure, I though the sky was falling on me - not rain/hail/snow but an almighty din from a Royal Navy Merlin helicopter that flew directly over me After lunch I made the short journey to Electric Brae - I still find it fascinating. Then it was time to head in the reverse direction via Burnhouse and Beith to Bishopton to watch some rugby. Not the result I wanted but every game is a learning experience. Then home to Inverclyde, firstly going straight through it to Largs then doubling back, just because I could. It was an uneventful ride except for the easterly wind, with my wee bike feeling every gust and change of direction, but nothing alarming. It was only 150 miles today, sorry to disappoint the distance fans but it took me over the 1700 miles mark since the end of July.

It's the biggest and most powerful bike I've ever owned

@bonio thanks, much appreciated.

Have you got a link or the brand name for it?

A wee ride to the Sportsbikeshop at Hillington to get a can of Nikwax Visor Proof, then the long way home via Largs. That is all.

Well, that's me told

With a week of work I'm watching late night tv. No, not that sort of late night tv!!! ITV4 motorsport. Pre'66 Touring Cars. I was doubled over with laughter, it was real Wacky Races stuff. Pre 1966 Ford Falcons, Ford Cortinas, Mini Coopers, Hillman Imps and Ford Anglias, BMW 3 series and Jaguars all in the same race. I had not seen it before but will look out for it from now on

You know what they say about buses coming in threes? Nobs as well, apparently. The 13.5 miles up the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond from Tarbet took 45 minutes, thanks to a camper van driver whose max speed was 35mph, slowing to 15mph for every bend and every vehicle that came in the opposite direction, just often enough that I didn't want to risk filtering up the queue behind him. That didn't stop a 4x4 racing up the opposite side of the road to overtake the ever growing queue behind the camper van, going into a blind right hander - cue a queue of brake lights when a car appeared coming the other way around the bend. Having seen how obliging we all were to prevent nobs from killing themselves and others a Merc180 decided to copy the 4x4 but by this time I could see the next car coming the other way round another right hander, so waved for the Merc driver to pull in behind me - nope, wasn't going to happen, he passed me and the car in front, both of us slowed to a crawl and he pulled in just a the car with right of way appeared around the bend. Yes, it's frustrating getting stuck behind a ditherer but that's no excuse for being a reckless nob.

I nominate the 3 guys from Belgium on a tour of Scotland, riding BMW R1250GSs, a tad bigger than my 125. I said they'd picked a good week for it, only to be corrected - this was their second last day, most of their tour was in the rain . But they made up for it by saying they'd ridden in the Dolomites and the Pyrenees and other spectacular place but none was as beautiful as Scotland .

Just did a quick calc, that's 5 years of roadworks in 1 year!!

Thanks @Capt Sisko. That's an interesting article. Try to beat nature and most of the options are toxic and/or will leave you smelling like a distillery and even the number one in the test was the "most non-toxic". I use Nikwax to waterproof my outdoors and camping gear so will give that a try.

I rode through a few roadworks today, they seem to be popping up regularly now. Though that was on a 230 mile ride, so not really an issue. My local newspaper had a story today that Inverclyde has had more than 300 separate roadworks going on in the last 12 months, lasting for a total of 1, 850 days. Inverclyde is tiny, look at it on a map. No wonder it feels like gridlock every day. Anyone else have that in their local area?

I bought a pair of winter gloves that have a rubber "wiper blade" on the left index finger, thinking it would be helpful to clear away the rain if I got caught in a shower. A couple of rides lately have been partly in rain and I've used the "wiper" but noticed it has left a few wee scratches. I don't want to wreck my visor so I need advice about gloves or other devices that will clear rain from it. Any recommendations?

Hi Stephen, welcome to the forum. I'm a newbie too, did my CBT in July and wanted to go on to do DAS as soon as possible after that, but the places near me were all booked up until mid October. I didn't fancy learning on a big bike in bad weather so binned that idea and hope to do it in spring next year. In the meantime I bought a 125 to get road experience and it will help build up no claims, fingers crossed/touch wood etc. A mate recently did his full license and looked for insurance for a 600cc bike he wanted but it was horrendously expensive because it would have been his first bike with no previous experience. So that's my long winded way of saying buy a 125 if you can afford it and have somewhere to store it, get road experience and build up an insurance history. They should all pay off in the long run.

I've got the week off work and for a change the sun is shining. What to do, hmmmmm. On the bike for a ride to Fort William, of course. Inverclyde to Tarbet via the Erskine Bridge, a breeze, lovely conditions, everyone behaving themselves on the roads. Then, you know what they say about buses coming in threes? Nobs as well, apparently. The next 13.5 miles up the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond took 45 minutes, thanks to a camper van driver whose max speed was 35mph, slowing to 15mph for every bend and every vehicle that came in the opposite direction, just often enough that I didn't want to risk filtering up the queue behind him. That didn't stop a 4x4 racing up the opposite side of the road to overtake the ever growing queue behind the camper van, going into a blind right hander - cue a queue of brake lights when a car appeared coming the other way around the bend. Having seen how obliging we all were to prevent nobs from killing themselves and others a Merc180 decided to copy the 4x4 but by this time I could see the next car coming the other way round another right hander, so waved for the Merc driver to pull in behind me - nope, wasn't going to happen, he passed me and the car in front, both of us slowed to a crawl and he pulled in just a the car with right of way appeared around the bend. Yes, it's frustrating getting stuck behind a ditherer but that's no excuse for being a reckless nob. Now that's out of my system, I rode n past the Green Welly and the roads and scenery were stunning. It was ages ago I was last up that way, so it was a ride of rediscovery. It just got better and better until the far end of Glencoe. Plenty of other bikers about, tourists too and a few road works but everyone was behaving themselves again so I simply enjoyed the ride and the views. And the sunshine . I intended to have lunch at Fort William but all the car parks were outside the town centre and I didn't fancy leaving my wee bike out of sight, so I headed back to Glencoe to get some grub instead. On the way out of Onich I spied a food van with tables sat well back from the road, just as I passed it, so I turned at the garage half a mile down the road and rode back to the wonderfully named Yum Yum Burger Snack Van. Venison burger with haggis and fries, washed down with a cappuccino - it lived up to the name. Just as I sat down to eat I heard another bike on the road, looked up and saw the first of three riders waving to his mates and pointing to the burger van as they passed by. A couple of minutes later and they had copied me They were 3 guys from Belgium on a tour of Scotland, riding BMW R1250GSs, a tad bigger than my 125. I said they'd picked a good week for it, only to be corrected - this was their second last day, most of their tour was in the rain . But they made up for it by saying they'd ridden in the Dolomites and the Pyrenees and other spectacular place but none was as beautiful as Scotland . What did I learn from today? More patience. To check where are the best places to park my bike before setting off so I don't crawl around half a dozen car parks in vain. I feel more composed on the bike, taking better lines around bends, slow speed control is improving too. And I'm enjoying the frugal fuel consumption too lol. I started out with a full tank minus 30 miles and returned with 1/3 tank remaining having done 230 miles.

24 hours late. Yesterday I rode to Inveraray via the Western Ferries McInroy's Point to Hunter's Quay crossing. A wee tip, if you buy your tickets on board it's £6 for the bike and another £6 for the rider - buy a book of ten passenger tickets in advance for £29.60 and they take two for rider and bike, working out at £5.92 for the crossing. Two wee grumbles for this ride. The first one - I checked the met office forecasts before setting. Inverclyde - sunshine al day, Dunoon - sunshine all day, Inveraray - sunshine all day. I should have checked in between Dunoon and Inveraray - rain most of the way from Strachur to the top of Loch Fyne. Slow and steady saw me though it. The second - I parked at the shore car park, the sign said solo motorcycles in designated motorcycle bays got free parking, except there are no designated motorcycle bays in that car park, but it was only £1 for the hour I stayed so not much of a grumble. So, I bought lunch at the Pier Shop, took a photo for a young American couple then headed back homewards across the Rest and be Thankful. The weather as fine all the way, except for a wee smir at the top of the hill. Down the shore of Loch Lomond and the sky got clearer, the sun appeared again. I decided to go straight through Inverclyde and onto Largs, to the car park on the front that does give free parking to motorbikes, chatted to a few of the bikers there, had a coffee then headed home. Still learning, still enjoying my biking.

The guys who came back late yesterday afternoon to fill in the trench they dug across the front of my lock up. It was scheduled to be completed next week but I phoned up to complain I couldn't get my bike out, so they turned up late afternoon, finished the work, filled it in and tarred it. I wouldn't have done my ride today if they hadn't done that.

The guy driving the black Audi in Gourock who thought his desire to reach a parking space on the opposite side of the road trumped my right of way when travelling in the correct direction on that side of the road. He pulled out of a queue of traffic and raced 100 yards into the space, head on to me. I left him and his wife in no doubt that he is a self pleasurer.

A wee ride down the coast to Ayr. Not to see the Ayr Festival of Flight but just for fun. It was a beautiful sunny day all the way down, very busy in Largs for the Viking Festival with lots of start-stop mostly due to pedestrians wandering willy-nilly across the road. Anyway, I got through safely (nob of the day happened n Inverclyde so he was well out my system by the time I got to Largs). I decided to go back up the road via the A77, so had to go onto the old road when it became the M77. But before that I stopped at the Dutch House Roundabout services for toilet and a snack - M&S Best Ever prawn sandwich, slice of cake and a large coffee for £6 - bargain as far as I'm concerned. Going up the A77 after that I spied a foursome of motorbike cops going the other way. Don't now why but I was surprised when all 4 of them gave me a nod. Then the two following on about 5 minutes behind. Onto the old A77 and it was almost deserted until I got to Newton Mearns, but even then it was very light traffic. Back to Inverclyde via Nitshill and Paisley with a stop in Bishopton to watch a rugby match. That journey took me through the 1000 miles mark, actually 1120 miles if truth be told. I'm a happy biker

I have become more vigilant since I started riding my bike. And I have to say I have recognised bad traits in me as a car driver too, so it has improved me as a car driver.